St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-05
THEY ARE 'RED HEADED. !"
The Duluth Board of Trade People Get
Very Wroth,
REGARDING A QUEER BREAK,
Made By the Board of Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioners on
Grain Inspection.
Special to the Globe.


ing communication, which explains if
self, was read at a special meeting of
the board of trade to-day:
o. G. Ferguson, President: 1t is currently
reported that the grain inspector of this city
was. by direction of the state board OF rail
road and warehouse commissioners, sent to
Washburn, Wis, yesterday, with authority to
inspect out lot of wheat for shipment to
Buffalo and to issue certificate therefore, as
of Duluth or Minnesota standards. We view
with alarm this wide departure from the reg
ulations and safeguards that have been es-
tabliShed for maintaining the high standard
of Duluth wheat and request that you call
meeting of the board to take proper action in
the matter.
This is signed by A. d. Thomson, F.
S. Daggett, George Spencer IL Co., Grit
fiths, Marshall q Co., G. IL. Graves and
W. r. Hooker. After some preliminary
discussion, in which the term ''damna-
BILE outrage" was frequently applied to
the action of the commissioners,
THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM
was sent to the board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners:
The following was unanimously adopted
by the board of trade at special meeting
this morning. Please reply by telegraph at
once: 1T having come TO the knowledge of
the Duluth board of trade that the state board
of railroad and warehouse commissioners
contemplate sending state inspector to
Washburn, Wis, with authority to inspect
grain at that place and to issue state certlh-
cate; therefore,
Resolved, That this board strongly protest
against any such action as entirely unwar
ranted and an outrage upon the interests OF
the grain trade of this state and city.
Resolved That these proceeding be wired
to the commissioners and Immediately
answer by telegraph be requested as to the
truth of this report, that such action is con-
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has been taken that it be Immediately re-
scinded and the inspector recalled.
GEORGE L. WELLS, Secretary.
Above resolutions show the Duluth
board is in no trifiing humOr over this
matter, and regard it as a direct injus-
tice and imposition, not only on them,
but on every farmer who shipped wheat
to Duluth and on every Eastern buyer
who expects, when he gets the broad
seal of Minnesota on his certificate OF
grade, to get what he pays for and what
he should have. The Washburn eleva-
tor is said to be a mixing house. 1t re-
ceives grain entirely from the southern
part of the wheat belt and has none of
the hard wheat that has made Duluth'S
market famous throughout the world.
THE SENTIMENT OF THE BOARD
NAV be seen from the following few in
terviewS:
Secretary Wells-It is a very bad thing.
The Washburn elevator is mixing house,
known as such, and the commissioners are
discriminating against their own state and
market. They might as well put inspectors
at all ports and give the stamp OF Duluth
wheat to any stuff. If they do not revoke
their action this board will undoubtedly ell
join them and see what the law Will say
A. D. Thompson-It is an injustice to us, an
injustice to the state, an injustice to the
buyer They haven't the least authority to
take such action and we'll make it warm for
them if they keep on. Why not put inspect
ors in Milwaukee and all Eastern ports!
+. S. Daggett-Itis very grave matter and
one of great importance to trade everywhere.
/ don't think it will be persisted in.
j. j. Rose-It ought to be stopped; it's an
outrage.
going entirely outside their power. They
offer a premium to outsiders who do not
comply with the state laws to come In and
palm off their inferior goods as first-class:
They go to a distant part in an alien state and
virtually discriminate against themselves
and us who are doing business here, comply
ing with all state regulations. 1t Is prepos-
ferrous action.
ers had taken a moments thought they
never would have made such an order. The
law was made for the benefit of the farmer
to prevent mixing, ETC., and to cause 1nspec-
ton out on the same STANDPOINT as lnspec-
L.
spected out on its merits but on the same
scale as in. Now they send man to Wash
burn to inspect out wheat on Its merits that
has never been inspected in. They transcend
their powers and if they are business men
and not politicians they will rescind the
absurd action.
Chief State Inspector James, who is here
to-day, says: ! hope your board Will take
action. looked upon the matter as entirely
wrong and liable to create trouble, but when
the commissioners decided it had nothing
more to say.
la. James, chief grain inspector, and
E.. S. Warner, secretary of the board of
commissions, both happened to be in
Duluth to-day and
WERE SEEN UPON THE SUBJECT.
Mr.. James was reticent, and only ex-
pressed the hope that no one would
think Inspector Shelly had anything to
do with the matter. Mr.. Warner spoke
out more boldly, and said he was in the
Office when the request was made to the
made the request were Mr.. Peavey, G.,
Minneapolis, who rents the WaShbu!c
house, and j. Sawyer, formerly OF P';-
luth: that these gentlemen stated tb2t
Mr.. Sawyer had about 250, 900 bushels CT
wheat in the Washburn house that hal
been shipped from st. Paul, where It
had been graded under the Minnesoty
law: that he wanted to ship it to BIll.
falo and sell it by Minnesota graz
there, and that they wished, If posSiblr,
to have an inspector and weighmaste'
sent to Washburn to inspect the whea'
out. This request was agreed to after
some consultation, and that was the
whole matter. To use slang, the board
of trade is ''red headed over the mat
ter, and knots of excited wheat dealers
can be found on the streets this evening
discussing the situation.
MERELY MENTIONED.
Peter Sims, the railroad builder, is in the
city making preparations for commencing
work on the Shepard & Winston contract Tor
the Manitoba road from HincKley here.
A running match. for 500 side, between
J. Johnson's hound Jersey and W. 5. Sher-
mans hound Clothesline (tne latter ma
tioDal winner is being arranged.
II. II. Hart, secretary of the state board OF
corrections and charities. is in the city on
business connected with his office.
Rev. Mr.. Rouses lecture tonight at the
Bethel is on the Sandwich Islands, where
the lecturer spent several years.
Contracts for four new brick and stone
business blocks were let Thursday afternoon.
Elevator has shipped so far this season
nearly $500, 900 bushels of grain.
The firemen's annual ball will take place
Dec. 81.
HARRIsoN-s REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
Harrison's real estate exchange has over
$50, 900 inside property in Superior. Can
be bought at one-third Of its real value, as it
must be sold Hotel st, Louis building.